Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-08-26
BRIEFS.
Co Id wave arrived here yesterday.


the store of Mr.. d. l.. Rentch, who has
lust returned from Baltimore, would
almost make you think that Christmas
had come.
The regular business meeting of the
Young Mems Christian Association will
be held this Friday evening at 7.3O p. m.
There will be business of Importance.
All members are urged to Re present.
An item going the rounds of the press
states that the fish in the canal at Har-
per's Ferry are reported as being dis
eased anG that they are dying by the
hundreds. The fish are covered with
white spots.
AS we 60 TO press information reaches
us of big ball to be held in Shepherd
College last night. judging from the
names of the ladies who compose the
committee and the preparations being
made we would say that it will be
great success.
Senator Chas. j. Faulkner, Hon. j.
Nj. LipScomb of South Carolina and DR..
John Trimble of Washington, are among
the Moler's Grove speakers. They will
be worth hearing. There will be several
good speeches each day.
The MiddletownRegister says that the
putting of Locomotive seven miles dis
tant was recently heard in that place,
| and that the music of brass band five
miles away was plainly heard in the
town. 1t must be mighty quiet in Mid
dletown.
The Agricultural and Mechanical AS
ISOLATION of Washington county is al
ready making extensive preparations
for the coming fair, which will be held
ut HagerstOyn on the 18th, 18th, 10Th
and 10th Of October next, and which
| promises to be one Of the best fairs ever
held.
Special attention is called to the letter
of the Chesapeake Guano Company, of
Baltimore, addressed to Mr.. Towner
Sch,ey, the company'S agent for Jetfer-
son and Berkeley counties, TO misreprc-
sentation byparties in these commune
ties of the quality of the goods handled
by Mr.. Sch!y.
Prof. Z. Z Campbell, who has been
canvassing il Texas in the interest OF
the Hagerstcwn Female Seminary, has
secured Thirty pupils in that State for
the approaching scholastic year. They
will reach Hagerstown in Il Pullman
sleeping cal, direct from Texas, on the
9Th of SEPTEMBER.
A very heavy storm passed around to
the north If this place Monday after
noon. 1t lid considerable damage in
Maryland. At Hagerstown the large
building of the Messrs. Updegralf was
unroofel, and the rain pouring in
caused injury to the building and
damage to the contents.
a brakeman OH Il freight train on the
Baltimore " ONO hailroau' whi'e III
SANDY Hook'a lie" uays aSo' was seu'
o"cA ann ''n 'i"'N " nag " u anu. liz
sat down by tie track and went to sleep.
He was struck by IN approaching train
ana hau Ills 'ld'u cut ope"' Ills oo"y
was also badly bruised.
,NI,
dismissed by Il majority vote of the
members Of tie Lutheran Church of
Frederick because Of his Inability TO
perform Ills pastoral uuties' mas ue'
tcrinlhed 10 resist the eHoI's W pun n'i"
out. lie Will contest the legality Oh the
action by which he was dislhlsseu'
The Lutheran picnic and reunion at
the Big Spring last Thursday was most
pleasant affair. and was largely attend
ed Resides the LuIherans of Shep.
bcrd>,ovu and in. surrounding coun
fry rh.r. were 4 number from Mary
Land. The day Was delightful one,
aud those who were present enjoyed it
thoroughly.
Mr. Frank N,dJock. chief engineer
of rho Shenandoah Valley Railroad. died
las, week and was buried in Philadel-
nhia He va. At one time engineer for
rho RoonoLe Land and Improvement
Comnanv and while in the service of
that cnrporation laid out "A large portion
If Roanoke. His disease was consump-
ton, from which he had been suffering
for IA year or more.
We have received from the Mail Pub
fishing Company neat and attractive
book of about one hundred pages, de-
scription of Hagerstown aud its sur
ronn1inus and showing the advantages